Financial Planner Reporting

Boardroom Appointments; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Boardroom Appointments is seeking a Financial Planner Reporting to deliver accurate, timely and insightful financial analysis that informs key business decisions. You will prepare monthly, quarterly and annual reporting packs, review cross-functional data, drive process improvements and support system enhancements.

The role requires CA(SA) or CIMA with group reporting experience, a BCom Honours, and 4 years of operational finance experience, including multinational exposure.

Qualifications

• BCom Honours or equivalent.
• CA(SA) or CIMA with financial group reporting experience.
• 4 years operational finance experience.
• 3-4 years finance experience in a multinational.
• Experience managing a complex reporting function is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Prepare standardised monthly, quarterly and annual reporting packs for stakeholders.
• Review cross-functional financial data and provide insightful analysis to drive improvements.
• Identify opportunities to eliminate process inefficiencies and implement solutions.
• Support financial accounting system enhancement projects to improve efficiency.
• Prepare and report on process compliance across Financial accounting (policies, SOX, IFRS, audits).
• Benchmark financial accounting processes against industry best practices and KPIs.
• Develop and roll out standardised reporting templates for consistency.
• Attend stock counts and ensure hard close and year-end compliance.
• Assist with ad-hoc activities within the department.

Skills

Financial reporting

Data analysis

Process improvement

Stakeholder communication

Education

BCom Honours

CA(SA)

CIMA

Job description

About the job Financial Planner Reporting

Key Purpose:

The primary purpose of this role is to provide accurate, relevant, timeous and insightful analytical financial information that enhances financial awareness and enables appropriate business decision making.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Preparation of standardised reporting packs for the various stakeholders on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis.
• Review cross functional financial accounting functional data and provide insightful analysis to enable transactional and process optimisation
• Identification of opportunities to eliminate process inefficiencies within the department and implementing solutions that drive continuous process improvement
• Support of financial accounting system enhancement projects to improve the efficiency and effectiveness across the department
• Prepare and report on process compliance across Financial accounting, including but not limited to internal policies, processes, SOX, IFRS, internal and external audit as well as other SA regulatory bodies
• Benchmarking Company financial accounting processes and data against industry best in class business practices, KPI and transformation activities
• Identify and communicate best practice opportunities for implementation
• Develop and roll out standardised reporting templates to facilitate standardisation
• Attendance of stock counts and ensure compliance to hard close and year end procedures
• Assistance with ad-hoc activities within the department

Qualifications and experience:

• BCom Honours or equivalent.
• Chartered Accountant of South Africa (CA(SA)) / Certified Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) withfinancial group reporting experience.
• 4 years operational finance experience.
• Previous experience in managing a complex reporting function an advantage.
• 3-4 years finance experience in a multinational.